as in hitch
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
parents of teenagers never know when they might set off an emotional land mine
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Recent Examples of land mine
If Hamas fails to disarm, that will give Netanyahu an excuse to restart the war and avoid all the political land mines that the next phases present him.
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Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
If Hamas fails to disarm, that will give Netanyahu an excuse to restart the war and avoid all the political land mines that the next phases present him.
—Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
There are different ways to demine territory, from using dogs to sniff out land mines to sappers—combat engineers focusing on clearing mines—manually working their way through an area, or operators remotely controlling large demining machines.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The ninth inning revealed other land mines.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
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Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
If Hamas fails to disarm, that will give Netanyahu an excuse to restart the war and avoid all the political land mines that the next phases present him.
—Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
There are different ways to demine territory, from using dogs to sniff out land mines to sappers—combat engineers focusing on clearing mines—manually working their way through an area, or operators remotely controlling large demining machines.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The ninth inning revealed other land mines.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for land mine
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Over the next several months, the Gutierrezes watched as new roofs were installed without a hitch on almost all their neighbors’ homes, even some homes insured by State Farm.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
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These are the senses that allow Wembanyama to roll his ankles on crossovers without a hitch.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors, too.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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There are risks of writing from the SGG perspective, just like there are risks of writing from the perspective of any deeply-flawed protagonist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The one-handed snag by Boutte put the Patriots up 28-16 in the fourth quarter in a win over the Houston Texans.—
Trevor Woods,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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But that progress hit some snags last season as injuries ravaged the Trojans’ depth on defense.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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When two bumbling thieves (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) attempt to rob his home, Kevin begins an elaborately violent, slapstick battle of wits via booby traps involving a tarantula, paint buckets, and flamethrowers.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
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While claims of booby traps and rivers of mercury would likely make anyone think twice about entering the tomb, this is not the main barrier to full excavation.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2025
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20mine. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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